Which department manages detention centers is the question

AT A RECENT CONFERENCE TO REVIEW THE DRAFT LAW on detention centers, which was organized by the China Law Society at the request of the State Council, experts fiercely debated whether detention centers should remain under the control of the police. Many law experts advocated putting them under the auspices of the Ministry of Justice to prevent police from abusing their powers. Comments:

Besides preventing torture for confessions and better protecting the rights of detainees, separating detention houses from police control will protect the legal rights of police officers, too, because they will no longer have the opportunities for committing serious wrongs. The recent incidents of several police officers being punished for torturing detainees will hopefully never be repeated.

Southern Metropolis Daily, April 11